A film back exchangeable camera is provided. The film back exchangeable camera has a camera body and a film back that can be attached to a rear portion of the camera body. The film back exchangeable camera includes a backward protrusion protruding backward from a film back attaching surface and covering a top surface of the film back. The camera also includes at least one operation member provided on the backward protrusion and a grip portion protruding backward from the film back attaching surface and covering one side surface of the film back.
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7. A film back exchangeable camera having a camera body and a film back that can be attached to and detached from a rear portion of the camera body, the film back exchangeable camera comprising:
a backward protrusion provided to the camera body, the backward protrusion protruding backward from a film back attaching surface and covering a top surface of the film back; and at least one operation member provided on the backward protrusion including at least one of an exposure compensating dial and a shutter speed setting dial.
1. A film back exchangeable camera having a camera body and a film back that can be attached to and detached from a rear portion of the camera body, the film back exchangeable camera comprising:
a backward protrusion provided to the camera body, the backward protrusion protruding backward from a film back attaching surface and covering a top surface of the film back; at least one operation member provided on the backward protrusion; and a grip portion provided to the camera body, the grip portion protruding backward from the film back attaching surface together with the backward protrusion and covering one side surface of the film back.
2. The film back exchangeable camera according to
3. The film back exchangeable camera according to
a finder block placed on the backward protrusion.
4. The film back exchangeable camera according to
5. The film back exchangeable camera according to
6. The film back exchangeable camera according to
a finder block placed on the backward protrusion.
8. The film back exchangeable camera according to
9. The film back exchangeable camera according to
10. The film back exchangeable camera according to
a finder block on the backward protrusion.
11. The film back exchangeable camera according to
a finder block on the backward protrusion.
12. The film back exchangeable camera according to
a grip portion covering one side surface of the film back.
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The present invention relates to a film back exchangeable camera in which a film back can be attached to and detached from a camera body.
For example, it is preferable from viewpoint of the operating ability that operation dials for exposure compensation and for shutter speed setting are provided near a photographer. However, in the film back exchangeable camera 110 shown in
The invention has been made in view of the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a film back exchangeable camera that is superior in operation ability with a simple structure.
According to the present invention, the camera body is provided with abackward protrusion on which at least one operation member can be arranged.
As a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a camera having a camera body and a film back that can be attached to and detached from a rear portion of the camera body. Abackward protrusion which protrudes backward from a film back attaching surface and covers a top surface of the film back is provided to the camera body. At least one operation member is arranged on the backward protrusion. According to this construction, regardless of the presence of the film back, the operation member for the camera can be readily arranged at a position enabling smooth and easy operation.
It is preferable that the backward protrusion is formed in a shape of a flat plate. Further, a finder block can be placed on the backward protrusion.
The at least one operation member arranged on the backward protrusion may be, for example, an exposure compensating dial and/or a shutter speed setting dial. In this case, it is preferable that the dials are located opposite from each other with respect to the finder block.
In the above film back exchangeable camera, it is further preferable that the camera body has a grip portion that protrudes backward from the film back attaching surface together with the backward protrusion and that covers one side surface of the film back.
The present disclosure relates to the subject matter contained in Japanese patent application No. 2000-2133 (filed on Jan. 11, 2000), which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The camera body 20 has a grip portion 21 that is located on the right side of the camera lens 40, and that is to be held by a photographer. A battery chamber (not shown) is defined within the grip portion 21. A release button 22 and a liquid crystal display 23 on a top surface of the grip portion 21. Further, a finder block 24 is provided on a substantially central portion of a top surface of the camera body 20, which incorporates therein a finder optical system and a photometric light receiving element. The finder block 24 may be fixed to the camera body 20 or may be detachably attached thereto. As described in connection with the related art, it is difficult to provide an operation member on the outer surface of the finder block of this kind.
A film back attaching surface 20a is formed on the rear portion of the camera body 20, and a focal-plane shutter 25 is provided to be confronted with the film back attaching surface 20a. The focal-plane shutter 25 opens for a predetermined time upon a pushing operation of the release button 22, and causes the light flux entering from the photographing lens 40 to the film back 30 side.
The film back 30 is attached to the film back attaching surface 20a of the camera body 20 in a state where an aperture 31 is confronted with the focal-plane shutter 25. Since a mechanism for attaching the film back 30 to the camera body 20 is known, the detailed description therefore is omitted. The attaching mechanism locks the film back 30 to the film back attaching surface 20a in a state where the film back 30 is tightly contacted with the surface 20a (see FIG. 2), and a film (not shown) accommodated in the film back 30 can be exposed to light by opening the focal-plane shutter 25. Further, a slit 33 into which a shading plate 32 can be inserted is formed in the film back 30. When the shading plate 32 is inserted into the slit 33, the light flux is prevented from entering inward from the aperture 31, and thus the film is not exposed to the light. After the film back 30 has been attached to the camera body 20, the shading plate 32 is pulled out from the slit 33. The camera body 20 and/or the film back 30 is so designed that the light does not come through the slit 33 into the film back 30.
This film back exchangeable camera 10 is featured in that a flat plate-shaped eaves portion (backward protrusion) 26, which protrudes backward from the film back attaching surface 20a, is provided to the top portion of the camera body 20. The backward protruding amount of this eaves portion 26 and the lateral width thereof correspond respectively to the top surface size of the film back 30. Accordingly, in a state where the film back 30 is attached to the camera body 20, as shown in
In this embodiment, regarding the grip portion 21 of the camera body 20, also, its rear portion protrudes backward of the camera from the position of the film back attaching surface 20a. Therefore, when the film back 30 is attached to the camera body 20, the backward-protruding portion of the grip portion 21 covers one side surface of the film back 30. An ISO dial 34 is provided on a side surface of the filmback 30 opposite from the side surface thereof covered with the grip portion 21.
An operational 27 and an operation dial 28 are respectively provided on the left side and the right side of the eaves portion 26 with the finder block 24 interposed therebetween. Each of these operation dials 27, 28 constitutes an operation member for operating function installed in the camera body 20. For example, the operation dial 27 is an exposure compensating dial, and the operation dial 28 is a shutter speed setting dial. When each of the dials 27 and 28 is rotated, a code plate or a switch member in the eaves portion 26 is operated, so that a signal corresponding to the rotational position of the dial is input to a control circuit 29 within the camera body 20. The control circuit 29 causes a corresponding section to execute a predetermined operation according to its input signal. Namely, when the operation dial 27 functioning as the exposure compensating dial is rotated in forward or reverse direction, exposure is adjusted stepwise in a plus direction or in a minus direction. When the operation dial 28 functioning as the shutter speed setting is rotated, the running distance between a front curtain and a rear curtain that constitute the focal-plane shutter 25 changes according to its rotational position, so that the film exposing time is adjusted.
As clear from comparison with the example shown in
As described above, in the film back exchangeable camera 10 according to the present embodiment, the eaves portion 26 that is extended backward from the film back attaching surface 20a and covers the top surface of the film back 30 when the film back 30 is attached is provided to the camera body 20, and the dials 27 and 28 that are the operation members for the camera are provided on this eaves portion 26. Therefore, the superior operation ability can be obtained than in the related film back exchangeable camera.
Note that the operation member provided on the eaves portion 26 is not limited to the operation dial 27 for exposure compensation or the operation dial 28 for shutter speed setting. For example, the operation member in the form of the dial in the present embodiment may be used for the different purpose such as camera mode selection. Further, the operation member may take any form, other than the dial, such as a button, a lever and the like.
As clear from the above description, the invention can provide a film back exchangeable camera having a simple construction and a good operation ability.
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